In Episode 6, we discuss the recent article 'The hunt for JP Morgan's million-dollar pocket watch' by Daniel Miller. The conversation transitions into the subject of missing watches, and which significant examples have stood out over the years. With the new year right around the corner, we then look back at 2021 and revisit our favorite stories, watch purchases, lots at auction, while ending with our predictions for what 2022 will hold.

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Show Notes

0:00 JP Morgan’s lost pocket watch

5:15 Missing watches

Year in Review

24:00 Stories of the Year

• A retrospective on shaped watches, Revolution

• The women behind Cartier, ACM

• An introduction to coin watches, Rescapement

• Lange 1: Made in Germany, Subdial

• How watches end up in movies, ACM

• All watches should be unisex, Hodinkee

• Watchmaking through space and time with Vianney Halter, ACM

• What is independent watchmaking?, ACM

• The long, lurid history of erotic watches, GQ

36:00 Favorite Lots Sold at Auction

• Pink-on-pink Patek Philippe ref. 1518 perpetual calendar

• Vulcain Cricket Nautical

• Cartier 8-Day Travel Clock

• Patek Philippe ref. 699 pocket watch

• What happens when 2 of 6 Cartier Pebbles come up for auction in the same month?

42:00 Our Favorite Watch Purchases of 2021

47:00 People of The Year

• Mywatchmemoir.com

• Fifthwrist.com

• Tyler the Creator is Rescapement’s ‘Collector of the Year’

53:00 Predictions

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